Bow-fastener



R. GIRAUDIAS. BOW FA'STENER. APPLlcATlo'N FILED MAY 10. 1920.

1,348,795. Y Patented Augs, 1920.

#ini l PATENT OFFICE.

RAOUL GIRAUDIAS, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

BOW-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.' 3, 1920.

Applica-.tion filed May 10, 1920. Serial No. 380,142.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, RAOUL GIRAUDIAS, a subject of therKing of Great Britain, residing at Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bow-Fasteners; and

. I do hereby declare that the following is a which will hereinafter appear as the description continues, the' inventionk consists of the novel features of construction, combination and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In lthe accompanying, drawings:

Figure l illustrates the fastener as applied to a hair ribbon;

Fig. 2 also illustrates an application of the fastener when applied to the ropes of a curtain;

. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the fastener;

Fig. 4t is a perspective View of the same; Fig. 5 is a transverse section; and, Fig. 6 is a section through the fastener at right angles to Fig. 5, illustrating how the cloth of the bow may be connected thereto. Y

Referring now more particularly tov the accompanying drawings wherein like and corresponding parts are designated b similar reference characters throughout t e several views,

The fastener embodying the present invention comprises ay circular plate or ring l having a central opening 2 and being concaved, as better illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. Formed with the edges of the ring l and arranged diametically opposite are the strips or projections 3 which may be curled upon themselves to form the bearings as shown, and pivotally supported within each bearing is a ring or loop Ll. These projections 3 are each provided with an opening in which may be seated the reduced ends 5 of a leaf spring 6. This leaf spring 6, as illustrated in Fig. 4, may have a plurality of openings therein so that it may be secured to the bow by means of stitching and the like. This leaf spring 6 is made from a flat strip of spring steel and is slightly greater in length than the distance between the projections 3, so that when the leaf spring is placed in position, it will assume a convex configuration, as better illustrated in Fig. 5, but when applying pressure to the medial portion of this leaf spring, it may be forced inwardly to assume the position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, where it will assume a concave configuration and extend substantially parallel with the concave inner face of the ring l whereby the bow 9 may be gripped between the spring 6 and lthe inner face of the ring l. In applying this fastener for retaining' a hair ribbon bow in place, the ring l is placed over the knot of the bow and the leaf spring extends over the rear face thereof. By applying pressure to the leaf spring, it will assume the position as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5, thereby gripping the bow and holding the same in place. The knot of the bow may project through the opening 2 of the ring so that the knot thereof maybe displayed. lVhen using this fastener for retaining bows of hair ribbon and the like, the loops 4 may be eliminated, but when using this fastener for connecting the ends of ropes or cords of portires and similar draperies, the ends of the cords l() may first extend through the loops i and then be retained between the leaf spring 6 and the plate 1.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A bow fastener of the character described, comprising a concave convex ring, projections formed with the outer edges of said ring, and a leaf spring adapted to be retained between said projections whereby the bow may be retained between said leaf spring and the concave face of said ring.

2. A bow fastener of the character described, comprising a ring of a concave convex conguration, said ring having a central opening, extensions formed with the outer edges of said ring and adapted lto be rolledupon themselves to formfa pair fof .da1nety krcally opposite bearing lugs,V loops Secured to said bearing lugs, said bearing lugs haw ing openings therein, a leaf spring, reducedl-- end-.portions ,formed .with said leaf spring; and adapted to be inserted Within said bear- 1 hand. 1 I

ng-lugsfa-nd the enlarged Yportion of said leaf spring `henfzgpffdr-eater length than the distance between sac leading lugs, substan- 10 tally ast and for the purpose speeied.

-lnnvtness whereof I have hereunto set my fRAoUL GIRAUDrA's. 

